Filmmakers, Keith
Scholey and Alastair Fothergill join with narrator, Samuel L. Jackson to take
the film audience on a mesmerizing nature safari in African Cats. It’s more than a movie; it’s a true to life close-up,
moving tale of the survival-of-the-fittest on the African Savanna. African Cats was filmed in Masai Mara,
Kenya over a two year period observing the lifestyle of a variety of African
Cats. The diversity of these species lives in a hierarchical world where the
Lion is the King. He rules over many animals of the African wild but his pride
is the pack of lionesses that follow him day and night. The story with this lot
of furry animals begins with crisp cinematography of a real live Antelope Herd
making their seasonal trek. Their travel at racing speeds will draw on your
imagination of the visuals in the Disney animation feature-film The Lion King. The scenes are incredibly
similar though one is the animation copy of the other’s reality. Their movement
is absolutely stunning. The beginning to the African Cats story is due to the Herds’ movement. The Herd is
generally the Cats’ source of nutrient. So, when the Herd moves, the Cats try
to follow but they end up in a different part of the Savanna tundra where they
are not in control. Each breed of the big African Cats must manage to survive on
foreign soil searching for food and water, as well as, a safe environment for
their young.

African Cats is a magical account that follows the true-life
adventures of Layla, a strong River Pride lioness and her daughter, Mara; Fang,
leader of the River Pride Lions; the single cheetah mother, Sita and her five
cubs; as well as, the Lion King of the North River, Kali and his four burley
sons, as they journey where deadly foe and life dragons dwell.*

For
educational purposes and a fun activity that you can do with your kids go to
the Disney Nature website and link http://www.disney.go.com/disneynature/africancats and download
the guide. You will engage in conversation with your kids to answer questions
such as: How does the African Savanna Compare to where I live? Or, what is in
an African Savanna? Or, what jobs do living things have on the Savanna?

*Rated: G,
but a very slow moving film with up-close and personal cinematography not
necessarily appropriate for the very young in some scenes.

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